A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 154 km NNE of Hirara, Japan (96 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/25 / 2025-12-22 12:38:09 / December 22, 2025 @ 12:38 pm. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:38:09 / 12:38 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92.397 km (57 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 126.0972 East, latitude 25.9918 North, depth = 92.397 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rwh8. Id of event: us6000rwh8.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 154 km NNE of Hirara, Japan.

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